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2019-04

Top Ten Patent Re-examination and Invalidity Cases of 2018

Patent re-examination and invalidation requests, as administrative procedures for patent authorization and confirmation of rights, are indispensable components of China's intellectual property system. They have always played an important role in achieving high-quality examination, conveying positive information to society to protect innovative entities and promote scientific and technological progress. The top ten patent re-examination and invalidation cases of the year were released during the "4.26" National Intellectual Property Administration Open Day event. These cases not only attract high social attention, involve significant economic interests, and have a significant impact on related industries or sectors, but also deeply interpret the legal connotations of patent laws and regulations in re-examination and invalidation reviews from multiple perspectives and

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2019-04

Hangzhou Internet Court Releases Top Ten Intellectual Property Cases

In 2018, Hangzhou Internet Court (Hangzhou Railway Transportation Court), guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deepened the implementation of the "Eight-Eight Strategy", further served the intellectual property judicial protection work, created a good internet business environment, and gave full play to the demonstration and guidance role of typical cases. A number of typical and representative cases were concluded. Combining the intellectual property cases heard by our court in 2018, our court has selected ten typical cases from the effective intellectual property cases for publication. Table of Contents 1. [Case 1] "Business Scout" big data product不正

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2019-04

Trademark Law Amendment Draft: Increased Penalties for Infringement of Exclusive Trademark Rights

On April 20, at the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, Minister of Justice Fu Zhenghua, on behalf of the State Council, explained the "Draft Amendment to 8 Laws including the ". Among them, regarding the "Draft Amendment to the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Draft"), the explanation introduces that a provision has been added to the first paragraph of Article 4: Trademark registration applications that are not for the purpose of use shall be rejected. At the same time, the draft adds the obligations of trademark agencies, adding to the third paragraph of Article 19 that trademark agencies know or should...

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2019-04

Canada becomes the 104th member state of Madrid

On March 17, 2019, Canada officially submitted its instruments of accession to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), applying to join the three major trademark treaties administered by WIPO: the Madrid Protocol, the Singapore Treaty, and the Nice Agreement. This marks the official establishment of Canada's modernized trademark system. By joining the Madrid Protocol, Canada became the 104th member of the Madrid System. Canadian trademark owners can now simultaneously designate up to 103 member countries within the system, covering

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2019-03

The State Intellectual Property Office of China announced that several law firms have been penalized!

Yesterday, the industry's WeChat Moments were flooded with a penalty notice from the Intellectual Property Office, with multiple law firms being penalized. I. Patent Agency Disciplinary Decision - Fu Jianzhou Name: Fu Jianzhou Qualification Certificate No.: 3316472 Institution: Currently not practicing in a patent agency Disciplinary Reason: Fu Jianzhou signed a 'hanging certificate' agreement with Suzhou Xinghuo Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Suzhou Xinghuo), failed to engage in patent agency work full-time, and concealed the important fact that the agency's shareholder failed to engage in patent agency work full-time. Specific Facts: On June 26, 2017, the State Intellectual Property Office received a report from the then-...

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2019-03

Hot Topic: Su Daqiang's expression packs are wildly popular and sweeping the screen, but be careful about copyright infringement if you use them improperly!

Recently, the hit TV series "All Is Well" aired on a certain satellite TV station, and cartoon images of Su Daqiang, which became popular on social media, were also frantically forwarded. Modern Express (reporter Ji Yu) reported that Su Daqiang, the "difficult" old father in the TV series "All Is Well," frequently appeared on Weibo's hot search list. Recently, Su Daqiang's emoticons have become popular online. Shrewd businesses have taken advantage of this wave of popularity to launch real estate versions, coffee shop versions, car versions, nursing home versions... However, emoticons cannot be used indiscriminately; be careful of infringement. △ Screenshot of a Weibo post of real-person emoticons published by the well-known anime blogger @Mario Xiaohuang Su Daqiang